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Kasabian Named Best British Band At Nme Awards
Kasabian were named Best British Band at the NME Awards tonight (29.02.12).The 'Rewired' group beat off competition from Arctic Monkeys, Biffy Clyro, Foals and Muse to land the prize - and singer Tom Meighan used...
By Bang Showbiz on 29 February 2012
Adele Scores Biggest Grammys Boost In Awards' History
Following her stellar performance of 'Rolling in the Deep' at the televised Grammy awards, Adele has experienced the biggest ever leap in sales as a result of Grammys success. The British singer saw an impressive...
By Lew Irwin on 22 February 2012
Stars Descend On O2 Arena For Brit Awards
With the Brit Awards taking place tonight, it's hard to look beyond Adele to continue her triumphant awards season following the singing sensation's six gongs at the Grammys across in America earlier this month. The...
By WENN on 21 February 2012
Kurt Cobain's 45th Birthday Celebrated By Nirvana Fans
Today would have marked Kurt Cobain 's 45th birthday (February 20, 2012). Cobain died at the age of 27, killed by his own gunshot wound. The former Nirvana frontman has been immortalized as the undisputed...
By WENN on 20 February 2012
Foo Fighters To Record In Space?
Foo Fighters want to record in space.The 'Rope' band's lead singer, Dave Grohl, is planning for them to go back into the studio later this year and has ambitious ideas as to how they could...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 February 2012
Foo Fighters Feel Bad About Metal Grammy Win
Foo Fighters feel "bad" for winning the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Grammy.The rockers picked up the trophy for their track 'White Limo' - one of the five awards they took home on Sunday (12.02.12) -...
By Bang Showbiz on 14 February 2012
Sir Paul Mccartney Receives Star-studded Honour
Coldplay, Katy Perry and Foo Fighters were among the stars who honoured Sir Paul McCartney as he was named MusiCares Person of the Year gala.The 69-year-old former Beatles rocker and other guests were treated to...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 February 2012
Grammy Performers 2012: Comeback Kings Steal The Show
Alongside the seemingly endless parade of awards given out at the Grammy Awards, the highlights of the evening of course come thanks to the live performers - many of whom this year were making comebacks....
By Lew Irwin on 13 February 2012
Foo Fighters Get Riotous Jack Black Grammy Introduction
In the end, it was rockers Foo Fighters who came closest to toppling Adele at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday (February 12, 2012), winning five awards including Best Rock Performance, The British...
By WENN on 13 February 2012
Adele Wins Six Grammys
Adele swept the Grammy awards last night (12.02.12), taking home six trophies. The British singer was the big winner at the US event - held in Los Angeles - taking home trophies for Record of...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 February 2012
Jennifer Hudson Leads Grammy Tributes To Whitney
Jennifer Hudson led tributes to Whitney Houston at the Grammy awards last night (12.02.12).The 30-year-old singer gave a simple but moving rendition of one of Whitney's biggest hits, 'I Will Always Love You', at the...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 February 2012
Dave Grohl Lectures Grammy Crowd About Music From The Heart
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl took aim at Autotune users and computer wizards at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night (12Feb12), insisting his band's five rock trophies are a tribute to acts who play their...
By WENN on 13 February 2012
Adele And Foo Fighters Rule The Grammys
Adele and Foo Fighters were the big winners at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night (12Feb12), taking home 11 awards between them.British singer Adele made her triumphant live public return following throat...
By WENN on 13 February 2012
Foo Fighters Awarded As The Grammys Start To Sparkle
The 54th Grammy Awards are well under way at the Staples Centre and the main section of tonight's ceremony is taking place, with Foo Fighters taking home another of the major awards being given out...
By Lew Irwin on 13 February 2012
Foo Fighters Announce These Days
Foo Fighters ' new single, These Days, will be released on February 20th, 2012, through Roswell / Columbia. It's the fourth single from their seventh studio album, Wasting Light, which has gone multi-platinum and is...
By Lew Irwin on 09 February 2012
Foo Fighters And Deadmau5 To Collaborate At Grammys
Foo Fighters and Deadmau5 will collaborate at the Grammy Awards.The rock group with be paired with the Canadian DJ to perform his remixed version of their track 'Rope' - which is nominated for a trophy...
By Bang Showbiz on 08 February 2012
Dave Grohl Full Of Praise For Adele Ahead Of Grammy Awards
Dave Grohl is probably getting used to being termed as one of the senior statesmen of rock n' roll nowadays, but it's still hard to believe that the likes of Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars...
By WENN on 07 February 2012
Dave Grohl Flying The Flag For Rock At The Grammys
Dave Grohl is feeling the weight of the rock world on his shoulders in the run up to the Grammy Awards. His band, Foo Fighters, are one of the few rock / guitar bands to...
By WENN on 06 February 2012
Dave Grohl's Grammy Pride
Dave Grohl feels "responsibility and a lot of pride" to be nominated for six Grammy Awards. The Foo Fighters frontman is excited about his band's nominations - including Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song...
By Bang Showbiz on 06 February 2012
Paul Mccartney To Unveil Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star
Sir Paul McCartney is to unveil his star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.The music legend is the last of The Beatles to receive his own star on the famous pavement, which will be unveiled next...
By Bang Showbiz on 02 February 2012
Foo Fighters To Host Fundraising Gig For Barack Obama
The Foo Fighters are throwing their support behind Barack Obama's re-election campaign by hosting a fundraising gig in California for the U.S. president.The band, led by frontman Dave Grohl, will put on a show in...
By WENN on 29 January 2012
Bruce Springsteen Announces Wrecking Ball Tour Dates
Bruce Springsteen has announced the dates for his 2012 world tour. The Boss will be hitting the road with his E Street Band on a promotional tour that spans five months, starts in Atlanta, ends...
By WENN on 24 January 2012
Slipknot Singer A Lucky Geek
Slipknot's Corey Taylor is "just another lucky geek who got to live out a dream."The vocalist is very focussed on his career but doesn't take himself too seriously, blasting artists who use their fame as...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 January 2012
Dave Grohl Confirms Sound City Studios Documentary
Foo Fighters rocker Dave Grohl has confirmed reports he's making a movie about the studio where Nirvana recorded landmark album Nevermind.Reo Speedwagon star Kevin Cronin revealed news of the project last year (11), hinting he'll...
By WENN on 13 January 2012
Dave Grohl Compares 2012 To 1991
Dave Grohl says today's musical climate is just like 1991, when Nirvana broke into the mainstream.The Foo Fighters frontman acknowledges guitar bands are now "overlooked," but isn't worried rock 'n' roll has had its day,...
By Bang Showbiz on 11 January 2012
Top Ten Albums Of 2011
Adele - 212011 was the year that the allure of Adele went global. Expanding on the success of her debut album 19, her sophomore release was produced by Rick Rubin and has earned the Londoner...
By Lew Irwin on 24 December 2011
Axl Rose Ejects Unruly Fan From Vancouver Gig
Axl Rose, lead singer of Guns N'Roses, has once again had his attitude towards the group's fans called into question, as he had a gig-goer ejected from their concert in Vancouver last Saturday (December 17,...
By WENN on 21 December 2011
Foo Fighters Cause Tremors In New Zealand
The Foo Fighters made the ground shake at a concert in New Zealand this week (beg12Dec11) as experts picked up seismic tremor readings from the gig more than two kilometres (1.2 miles) away.The band took...
By WENN on 15 December 2011
Biffy Clyro Frontman Shaving Beard
Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil is shaving his beard because he keeps getting mistaken for Dave Grohl. The singer and guitarist with the 'Many Of Horror' group was mistaken for Foo Fighters frontman Dave many...
By Bang Showbiz on 14 December 2011
Kanye West Storms Grammy Nominations
Nominations for the Grammy Awards were announced last night (November 30th 2011) and it was Kanye West who led the way with a mighty seven nods across various categories, thanks to the success of his...
By WENN on 01 December 2011
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